WESTERVILLE, Ohio, Oct. 11 -- The American Ceramic Society issued the following news: The Ceramographic Exhibit & Competition, is an annual poster exhibit to promote the use of microscopy and microanalysis as tools in the scientific investigation of ceramic materials. This year's competition was held during the ACerS Annual Meeting in September in Portland, Or., in the Oregon Convention Center. Winners were selected for the scanning electron microscopy, transmission electron microscopy categori  more

SUNNYSIDE, Washington, Oct. 10 -- The Association of Washington Business issued the following news release: The Association of Washington Business today celebrated the innovative Washington employers that provide good jobs and great products throughout Central Washington. AWB's Manufacturing Week bus tour began the day at Cascade Natural Gas in Kennewick, to highlight the importance of reliable natural gas for the state economy. Cascade Natural Gas Corp. is one of four utility subsidiaries of  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 9 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by CEO Neal Keny-Guyer regarding its late co-founder Ellsworth Culver: "The details of sexual abuse allegations made against Mercy Corps' late co-founder Ellsworth Culver in The Oregonian are horrific. Had I known this information when I joined Mercy Corps as CEO in 1994, Ellsworth Culver would not have remained at the organization. "When Ms. Humphrey reached out to Mercy Corps in 2018, we had an opportunity to right a  more

PORTLAND, Oregon, Oct. 10 -- The Mercy Corps issued the following statement by Board Co-Chair Gisel Kordestani on the resignation of CEO Neal Keny-Guyer: "The Mercy Corps Board has accepted the resignation of CEO, Neal Keny-Guyer, who has immediately relinquished his responsibilities. We are launching a search for a new Chief Executive Officer and will announce interim leadership soon. "The Mercy Corps Board today heard global Mercy Corps employees' demands for accountability and responsibilit  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 9 -- The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation issued the following news release: * * * - Stillwater Sciences and Trout Unlimited will improve water quality to help save two species of suckers * * * The National Fish and Wildlife Foundation (NFWF) and the U.S Fish and Wildlife Service (Service) today announced $350,939 in funding to improve the health and water quality of Upper Klamath Lake in Oregon to benefit two federally protected species of sucker and other native fish.  more

FAIRFAX, Virginia, Oct. 7 -- The National Institute for Metalworking Skills issued the following news release: The National Institute for Metalworking Skills (NIMS) and the Oregon Manufacturing Innovation Center - Research & Development (OMIC R&D) have united to define a set of Metrology standards and to develop a Metrology certification process. Metrology, the study of measurement, has far-reaching applications in the manufacturing industry. The ability to compare and verify a physical part ag  more

EUGENE, Oregon, Oct. 8 -- The Western Environmental Law Center issued the following news release: Conservation groups sued the Trump administration today to require an analysis of the climate risk from an oil and gas extraction plan covering nearly a million acres of public lands and minerals in western Colorado. The area surrounds the Bureau of Land Management's new headquarters. "This plan ignores a climate emergency that gets worse every time the Trump administration OKs more drilling and f  more